A pleasant surprise for employers.
A California appeals court ruled last week that an employer did not waive its right to arbitration -- despite the fact that the parties had been in litigation for more than 13 months...more
When you think about diversity, equity, and inclusion, you may think about racial disparities in policing, criminal justice reform, gender wage gaps, or even statements by major corporations, politicians, or celebrities. Or...more
This is not a repeat blog post. It just seems like one.
Last Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law SB 95 (codified as Labor Code Sections 248.2 and 248.3), which extends and expands California’s COVID-related...more
New material since Friday.
EDITOR’S NOTE: We posted on this legislation on Friday, but there were additional developments that occurred over the weekend, so we are replacing the Friday post with the following updated...more
9/22/2020
/ California ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Sick Leave Laws ,
Employees ,
Executive Orders ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Governor Newsom ,
Labor Code ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
State and Local Government
The law takes effect no later than tomorrow.
As you are probably aware, the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides for 80 hours of paid sick leave to employees with...more
Bill would require small employers to provide leave.
While the world deals with a global pandemic that has put record numbers of individuals out of work, the California Legislature has passed and sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom...more
Large employers will have to provide COVID-19 leave.
On March 27, the Los Angeles City Council passed a paid sick leave ordinance to require that large employers provide additional paid sick leave for reasons related to...more